Teach your children well. ~ Graham Nash Once, there was a young girl who spoke in a hushed voice. Though soft-spoken, she was not timid. Her parents and peers often urged her to speak up, and her classmates would say they couldn’t hear her when she stood to speak from the back of the room. One day, seeing her frustration, her teacher took her aside and said, “It’s okay to…
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Don’t reinvent the wheel, just realign it. ~ Anthony J. D’Angelo Reinventing suggests compartmentalizing the entirety of our talents. Instead of looking at each new venture as something separate, a section or a small slice of who we are, we can choose to see it as a continuation and expansion of our being. Every new endeavor is a compilation of our skills. We bring to the table the wisdom and…
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“It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something.” – Winston S. Churchill Are you living your most extraordinary life? Are you willing to believe that something else is possible? Do you understand you have a choice in creating the life you have always wanted? These questions inspired me to write The Let Go. The Japanese believe in having deep satisfaction and meaning in their lives;…
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It was not until I became an adult that I realized how fortunate I was because of my Eurasian descent. My mother is a second-generation Japanese American, and my father is Anglo. It was at a time when interracial marriages were not commonplace; my folks were ahead of their time. We come into life as blank slates. Each of our experiences colors the canvas that becomes “us.” What we are…
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A habit is a decision that you made at some point, then stopped making but continued acting on it ~ Charles Duhigg Not all habits are created equal. The habit of who we are comprises everything we need to live our lives and, in some cases, those that are no longer necessary. All habits are learned and acquired behaviors. They can start consciously or often unconsciously becoming habits before we…
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“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ― Dalai Lama XIV There is a new movement upon us. It is a social trend worth becoming. Random acts of kindness are infiltrating our way of being. The act of paying it forward is a concept of paying for a coffee, sandwich, or slice of pizza for another to be used later. These acts of kindness are seen…
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For some, the Covid reset has made their lives quieter, with less movement, less stress, a time for introspection and self-discovery. For others, it has been the opposite. For them, the lack of stimulation and activity has been an ordeal, and the silence has become thunderous. The fear of silence is absolute. Although it was relatively unheard of 50 yrs ago, it became a standard diagnosis 20 years ago. The…
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Zoom room has become a standard reference during the stay at home mandates throughout the country. Thankfully the interface was already in place to create an almost seamless transition from face to face interactions to on-screen communications. I, for one, am for it. I enjoy the simplicity of turning on my device and logging in. Aside from the lack of actual human contact, the ability to have multiple people engaged…
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“It is as noble to receive as it is to give.” ~ Gandhi When I began to understand the universe and the laws of attraction, I realized that I needed to change my perception of receiving. To manifest, one needs to receive graciously and without remorse or apology; otherwise, the universe will pass you by, providing for someone open to accepting its bounty. Manifestation works on both physical and…
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success acheived ~ Helen Keller When I was a child, my feet hurt so much that I cried. My mother rubbed them to ease my discomfort, telling me they were growing pains and would pass. Not until adulthood did I understand how profoundly those words…
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